Ursula Yovich

Ursula Yovich is an Australian actress and singer.

Born on November 15, 1977 in Darwin to an Aboriginal mother and Serbian immigrant father.

Career

She has appeared in more than 20 theatre and musical theatre productions, including Capricornia, The Sapphires, Natural Life, Nailed, The Sunshine Club, Nathaniel Storm, and The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] and in the films Jindabyne and Australia.^[5]^[6] She was the subject of an episode of the SBS documentary series Blaktrax.^[7] She is a member of The Black Arm Band.

Personal life

Grew up in Darwin, Northern Territory Australia. Her father, Slobodan Jovic, was a Serbian immigrant who anglicised his name to Stan Yovich. Her mother from North West near the Blythe River. The closest community being Maningrida.^[8]

Awards and nominations

Yovich received a Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play in 2007 for her performance in Capricornia.^[9] She was also nominated for this award in 2011 for Waltzing the Wilarra and in 2014 for Mother Courage and Her Children.

She has been nominated twice for the Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical, for The Threepenny Opera in 2004 and The Wizard of Oz in 2010, and once for the Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Jerry Springer: The Opera in 2009.

She also received a nomination for the Helpmann Award for Best Cabaret Performer in 2010, for Magpie Blues.

Filmography

Goldstone (2016)
The Code (2014) (TV series, season 1)
The Gods of Wheat Street (2014) (TV series, season 1)
Rake (2014) (TV series, season 3)
Around the Block (2013)
Redfern Now (2012-2013) (TV series, season 1 and 2)
Devil's Dust (2012) (TV mini series)
Australia (2008)
$9.99 (2008)
Jindabyne (2006)

Discography

Sketches EP (2004)
Magpie Blues Live

References

↑ "Baby, you've hit the big time now". Northern Territory News 30 December 2007
↑ "Who's That Girl?". Deadly Vibe Issue 113 July 2006
↑ "Ursula Yovich". Song Summit Sydney
↑ "The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom". The Sydney Morning Herald
↑ "Other Voices". Deadly Vibe 1 May 2005
↑ "Ursula unwinds and says 'yes' to Stewart". Northern Territory News 28 October 2008
↑ "On the box". Green Left Online
↑ Best of both worlds: mixed marriages blooming. Joel Gibson. The Sydney Morning Herald 6 April 2009
↑ "Meet the Territory's new star". Northern Territory News 8 August 2007

External links

Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Rake (2011): Kate Box; Caroline Brazier; Richard Carter; Danielle Cormack; Matt Day; Russell Dykstra; Keegan Joyce; Steve Le Marquand; Geoff Morrell; Adrienne Pickering; Richard Roxburgh

East West 101 (2012): Daniela Farinacci; Aaron Fa'aoso; Don Hany; Renee Lim; Matthew Nable; Susie Porter; Tasneem Roc

Redfern Now (2013): Wayne Blair; Lisa Flanagan; Deborah Mailman; Aaron McGrath; Kelton Pell; Leah Purcell; Tessa Rose; Shari Sebbens; Ursula Yovich

Redfern Now, Series 2 (2014): Wayne Blair; Tammy Clarkson Jones; Ernie Dingo; Lisa Flanagan; Noni Hazlehurst; Miah Madden; Kirk Page; Caren Pistorius; Saskia Williscroft; Meyne Wyatt; Ursula Yovich

Rake (2015): Richard Roxburgh; Matt Day; Adrienne Pickering; Russell Dykstra; Danielle Cormack; Caroline Brazier; Damien Garvey; Kate Box; Steve Le Marquand; Robyn Malcolm; Keegan Joyce; Jane Allsop; Genevieve Lemon; Marta Kaczmarek; Martin Sacks

The Principal (2016): Alex Dimitriades; Aden Young; Mirrah Foulkes; Rahel Romahn; Michael Denkha; Di Adams; Tyler De Nawi; Andrea Demitriades; Alice Zahalka; George H. Xanthis; Aliki Matangi; Sal Coco; Naveen Hanna; Thuso Lekwape

Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play

Caroline O'Connor (2001) Amanda Muggleton (2002) Rachel Griffiths (2003) Maggie Smith (2004) Cate Blanchett (2005) Caroline O'Connor (2006) Ursula Yovich (2007) Leah Purcell (2008) Robyn Nevin (2009) Julie Forsyth (2010) Cate Blanchett (2011) Cate Blanchett (2012) Alison Bell (2013) Cate Blanchett (2014) Pamela Rabe (2015) Paula Arundell (2016)

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